Words that rhyme with synonym
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acronym
n 1: a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name -
anonym
n 1: a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role [syn: pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre] -
antonym
n 1: a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" [syn: antonym, opposite word, opposite] [ant: equivalent word, synonym] -
eponym
n 1: the person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople" 2: the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down" -
homonym
n 1: two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings -
metonym
n 1: a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card" -
minim
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters 2: a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram 3: a musical note having the time value of half a whole note [syn: half note, minim] -
pseudonym
n 1: a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role [syn: pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre] -
paynim
n 1: a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim) -
toponym
n 1: the name by which a geographical place is known [syn: place name, toponym]
See also synonym definition and synonym synonyms
